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the turning point has been reached. though bet
ter things NAV be slow about coming forward.
This better feeling has grown up from the fact
that the wool sold at lower prices has DEVELOPED
a better demand, with mora selling and better
inquiry. But the strongest factor in the situa-
ton is the positively better trade and outlook In
wooden goods, explained further along. This
position cannot help but be felt in the wool
market sooner or later, and IL is believed by the
more hopeful that the beginning of better things
has come. This beginning may be very small,
but it is believed be here all tho same.
Grocers very busy. sugars and coffees strong
in tone and further advances in canned goods
will be noticed The produce markets act
i've, poultry little off, eggs firm and better
feeling noticeable in butter. Apples plenty and
cheap when the better quality of the arrivals is
considered. Pears about out OF the market.
Tomatoes in good demand and selling at good
prices The seed Market except for timothy il
quiet; prices unchanged.
GRAIN.
The local market opened tame and continued
SO throughout the day The attendance on
Change was small. and those present showed an
indifference in their bidding and prices all along
the line were lower in tendency. Track bids to-
day ruled IS follows:
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Metals.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Coppsr dull; lake, 1O.500
IO6219c. Lead steady; domestic, 4.62lac. Tin
firm
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, Sept 19.-There a more quiet
inquiry than is usual Monday in consequence of the
observance of the Hebrew New Year and the with
drawal of many buyers from business. Still good
trade was reported.
Wool.
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Fancy shipping grades ---....--....-.--$4.2O 045O
Good to choce shippers. 3.70041O
Common to medium shippers 2.9O03 40
Stockers and feeders 2.OO03 90
Good to choice hetsrs. 2.7503. 25
Common to medium heifers- ...-.-.-...- 2 OO025O
Good to choice NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100000
Common TO medium cows............. 1.2502OO
Veals common good. 3.OO04.5O
Bulls, common to good. ....-.-...--.-. 1.5O025O
Mixers per head .OO035 90
HoGs-Receipts. LOIS: shipments. 740. Light
market; active and higher; closing firm; all sold.
Heavy packing and shipping .-.....-....S52 O05.3o
Light and mixed packing ---..--.------. 4.9O05.15
Common to good light "a SOD5. 10
Pigs common to good. S50O4.O5
SHEEP-Rsceipts, $50; shipments 260. But
few on sale; quality only fair; market about as
last weeks close.
Good to choice. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS O04oo
Common to medium Observation-Disclosures. o.5O03.25
Spring lambs, common to good. -..-.... 3.OO64.5O
Bucks per head. ......-..--......-.2 .O003.OO
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LIVE STOCK.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 19.-Wool quiet and ste;
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THE ..u., ts.Ja.
Nn' - u"n r'n'r~ "T '."'t,uts 80 sd
Nnf uf E ,1ItiHrtnn
t'Eg'Ai1Ii.ssG.-

rom =, ana .. ssInuop.
E"t l.n-'M-s o. o.. iNluuiA unaigr ui 1tr.
FuT Sew lutk =,s4i. 81 g.u'pinIfti nh pail,
rUn IBrlUr cars, ~ aud It.tla IN, l9ali
limited, 'Al plrlJf cars, $50, ~, ii:4j
nm
F5r Philadelphia 7:ga. o. n,ia Omifo,n. II
and llHu o.. ~ daily for NrH YORK aul
lliIaJclphlul; Il. o, =, : OmltcD lIJ,
Gfu. ~ ana ll20 =. m.
For Ealtlmure-G2ii, 7sSd, q, 9:i0 OimiiGdl $50,
u daily except sunday, ana il;iO T.. M;
l2Ul taCrUnOdationD. .. tllmitDilt $3.50,
daO ddO, ESQ. $50 10 and llaO =. m on
Sunday u lyHt g0i %, m, loo Il for Uilti.
more and wny stations,
For Chicago, Cincinnati and 81. Loui5--0'5l a.
n, lliiniicdl and $40 AHd 10 D. m.
For Buffalo, kimira aud Harrisburg a.
For Anapoh'-7,es a m, is:0i. 40 and 500
. =. ~. lHWulays ut o.. m aud i:lJ p. M
For ftpy y ttrtA lone = 20 a. m, 1870 n. IN.
on week d0yr only,
For AicSaudril=n, g'l5, $40, 1927 A. m: 1901,
2u5 ls!5, dAi, tUl, slH, i1O5 and 1i:37 .. m.
SUNDAYS atb, $40, o.i5, 1881, u. m; ESQ, G;Ol
and 1900 3. M
m, and i;3H y. m, tGally except sunday
via Atlantic Coast Line,
For Cincinnati, Louisville and St. Louis, via
Chesapeake aEd OhiO-5siO y. N.
For Furt Monroe, Newport News and Nor.
iOlk-GOO and 1887 u. m. Except sundays. }
For Loesburg, Round uill and points on W o..
d W.-H:lea. N. daily except sunday
and ii5 .. m
For MHnHssRs, Thoroughfare Gap aGd Front
Eoyai-2;35 p m, except sundays.
For Narrcntor 80 u, m; $50 y. m. daily
For LvnChhuri Atlanta and New OrlCAu,--
$50. and iI,20 a, N, daily for Atlanta,
and II u, via Midland,
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/ ! ! !: / AZ. .9.}.

Thorouehly cleanse the blood, by u-iHr
DIR, piCr1u's Golden Medical Discovery, and
good digestion, q fair tkiu, bUuyuut spirits,
strength and health VIII be established.
Golden Medical Discovery Curu9 all hui
muI8, from tho common pimplu, hlJtuh, on
eruption tp the worst SlrOfula, or blood
poison. Espacmlly has it proven it, efficacy
In curing SHll-rhpum or 'rgttcr, Fuvoi-sures,
Hip Joint Disease, Surutuluus SOucs uud
Swcillug5, Enlarged Glands, and Eating
Ulcers.
Golden Medical Discovery cures Consump-
ton CobIyh W Srrutuln of tho Iungs), Gy
is wonderful ulUui-puriylnp, iuNigOutinT,
and UutTtiyu properties. For Weak Lungs,
Splitting of Blood, shurtuuss OF Breath,
bronchitis, Severe Coughs, Asthmu, Chronic
Nasal tuhTh and kindred affections, Il 10
Il sovereign remedy.
For Torpid Liver, 5iliuuslcss, or "Iivur
Complaint DNspcp8in, and Indigestion, 1t
Is an uncquUlled remedy. Sold 10y druggists.
DIR. PsEHCE'S PELLETS-An
Bilious ana CgihaFsic. IS cts. u vial,
by druggists.
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WASHINGTON CRITIC
WASHINGTON, AUGUST la, 1857
LOVE w.pn as rna wnnnn.

An, her pouchkeepsie city bank,
Audee slsp man Of rank
She's got the Quito all his chiuk,
He's not sn siinry Asih'd thiuk.
Milan th6t sweet Madam .Mpsele
really think doth love me we'll
How fair she is no TonQuin tell;
When she doth to her true Glasgow
Im sure she sees that 1t Is so.
Beauty has many grace aud charm;
She Gautamala bout her form.
Ah II / chanoed her love Toulouse,
Until | died I'd grieve aud Meuse.
For other smiles do not ycnrn.
But II would Kill me to Lucetne.
II could Ava chance to sec
IIerat her home, sweet 1t wonld be.
I'm very sure don't Ravenna
Ferrara girl except my Jena.
Her Pau Ia not the Mantua smile
On those who do her love beguile,
Yet II he in his yard should catch ye
He would not throw an Appalachee
Though Hlmmalaya hand on the,
II ne he should be-Zuyder Zee,
And ufe his Bootan help me fly
Up In the ueighborhood OF Skye,
And bid me oil my prospects, sink,
AndOver never, never think
Though Malacca heap Of things,
His foot would furnish me with wings
My Brest doth teen with thoughts OF her,
My I1artz best music she doth stir,
Its Tuns love. The earth has grown
A Newark.adia all my own,
Where earthly folks should not Pekiu,
Nile ask 81, Paul to help me win.
IA. W. Bellaw, In Tii.Blls.
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From It. A q. ,tntinn.

For BiltlmOto-5. $50, 90, 1850, $50 aud 0 IS
Is. M; t4iO, 1875, 3:ib, $3.50, 1870, i:ij, 4:iJ,
h.9U G;i5 5;IO. s.35 and IL 81 p NJ on sun.
cay, GsO 7:iO, $50 and y.i5 u M; 1a!5, 1850,
$40, $50 $40, 5ap. GIi, s:aj, ilaltp. m.
For AmIpulis-GIn, sJu a. m, and i3:iU and
i,j y ~. sunday. $500 a N. ann $40 y. m.
For Point Oi liOuk- frriorick -lvlN. 1880 an;
t|p. m, Frederick on Sunday, 1916 y. IN.
For points In Shenandoah Valley as far as
luray 3,li .. m daily, except sunday.
For Huithor-hurR-nti and iu;iu a. IN 1890,
$50. 5an a.SJ, 800 and a!p ., m. daily, cE-
cert SUNDAY; on sunday, l.:lU u. m, 1915,
tfi,, 500 and il:2O y. NJ,
For llHgurstuNu-lO.lO a. m. and $3.50 p. m.
daily, except uuduy.
For Chcago-lu:1j "a, m, $40 y. N. daily.
Tor lttsbufR-iuhi n. M, 500 %. N daily.
Vcr Cincinnati Louisville aud 81. Lotns b
and @ W y. IN daily.
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Smith.
ylIlIt .
Smith.

The rush os Tehoom hoomn rsrs'n tell s story The citizens
o We
gut
and
We
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DRUNKENNESS
Or the Liquor Habit Can he Cured
by administering DIR. HaInee'
Golden Specific.

Can be given IN cup of coffee or tea with.
out the knOwlec &c OF the person taking 1t, 1t
Is absOlutoly harmless, and will effect per.
mauunt and speedy cure, whether the patient
4 Il moderate driuScr or an alcoholic wreck,
10 has NCcu given in thousands of cases, and
II never thils. The systcn once imprcg-
mated with The Specific, II becomes an utter
iWposslility for the liquor appetite 10 exist
lue sale by s. FNare, under Ebhtt House;
H. X. Eyphrnstiue, Fourteenth street and
Vermont avenue, Washington,
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Petroleum..

Petroleum.
b. X. Plain & Co., st. CloHd Building
furnish the following OIL quotations
Closed yesterday, C0s opened to-day, 81;
highest, G2s; lowest. dOs; 2:l5 p. m, g..
New York Stock Market.
The following have been furnished by
A. Macgill & Co bankers and brokers, oil
Seventh street northwest:
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E,gEgs

liENNWElN.- ON Friday AnsU.t 1}, l.r,
gt l.0 p, an, George kcmwe.u, aged slNtg
four y1Urs
Iurolal will take place sunday, August ~
1857, at O'Clock from his late residence 80
i2t n street northwest, aud ut $3.50 from #.
MRry's Church Friends and relative ru
sppCtiully invited 10 attend.
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ARRIVALS
A1M- nnn p. t,tn,Inn.

From Boston-IOH5 ., m. CExpresD.
From New NUrk-j.3j, z, and lOli a, IN; 1880,
2, $40, 4 ulmited) iH5 luewl sa5, $3.50
FROM EaiImorS-5:55. ore 7 'jGS, o. 6, 1885. SAB o;so,
and 1913 a. m; l$il 2, 3lo, ., $50, 7:i5
Ae%l $40, s.55, and lOIl p m.
From Chicago, 81. Louis, Pittsburg and Cln-
cinnati-G'O5 and $50 a. M; $50 and 7iJ
pm.
FIUm Buffalo, blnira and Harrisburg $3.50 a.
From Muuafsas' Thoroughfarc cap and Front
kuyal-bA1 u. m, except sundays.
From Waucnton-s:lO u. m, 1904, saa and
From Atlanta, New Orleans and Lyuohburs-
$40 a, m. and 1904 and H.13 p. m,
From Popes Creek line-e85 q. m. (eSce2t
From P6iiadeiThia~5.55,' and io;45 a. m, and
1870, > S:lO 4, 40 new, s:l5, SIS and 1917
From Richmond and the south-ii.9ia. nj
From Acxandra~i2:8O texcept Monday, Gsa5,
$40, O35, gI7, l0;35, and liza a. M.
NJ. Sundays at 1880 s:2o ana ll;ei a. m,
$3.50, J:5l and II p. IN.
From Cincinnati louisville and st. Louis
$50 and $50 y. m.
From Fort Monroe, Newport News and Nor.
folk-3AOp IN. daily except sunday.
From Round HILL Leesburg and points on W.
O.& W.-s'40a. m. and 800 p, m, Theeyen
ing train does not run on sundays.
At IL. a q. station.
From Balnmore--6:sO, $40, $50. 10, io:ss, i0:45
and i1.l5 a. m; 15O, 8O5, 4:30, 6.eO, 8:35
T:lO, 8, $50 and $3.50 p. IN 1880 a. IN. On
sunday sIG, 10, iOai5, l045 d. m; $50, 3:o5,
$40, G:35, s, si5, $50 p. M; 1920 a. m.
From Annapolis-s;30 and 1875 a. M, 100 and
5:20p. m. Sunday 1898 a. III. and 6:35 p. M
From Frederick-Ss25, 0:35 a. m, and 4asO,
e:i5 y, m. daily, except Sunday; on sun
cay, s.25 a. IN.
From IIarper's Ferry-5:l5 p. m. daily.
From Gaitsersburg-7i5, S:25, 9;35, 1i:95,
a. m; 2:b5, 4, 5:l5, s:i7 and li:20 .. m. sun
From iiagcrstown-g:85 a. m. and lis, 4:sJ,
s:l1 y m, daily, except Sunday.
From Chicago and Pittsburg-Gs2O and 7:e0 o.
m and I.2O p. m. daily.
From Cincinnati. Louisville and st. Louls-
$40 q. m. and 1913 D. m. daily
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MEDICAL

WEAK, UNDEvELOPED PARTS OF
the body enlarged and strengthened. Full
particulars sent lsealodl free, ERIE MEDI-
CAL CO.. BUFFALO n. Y.
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Address Registered Letters TO
New Orleans National Bank,
New Orleans, La.

REN EMBER that the presence o' Generals
BuuurcpaId aud Early, VINO are n charge OF
tie draw ng4, l. a guarantee OF absolute fair
ness auJ integrity, that the changes are b|,
equal, and that no one can possibly divine
what number Will draw prilu,
"REMEMBER, also, that me paymcUt of
prizes is GUARANTEED ny FOUR Ma
TIUNAL BANKS uf Sew orleans and tine
Tickets are signed by the President ui an lu.
sttutiun whose chartered rights axe ruco-
niEud In the highest tuugts therefore, beware
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Capital Prize $i5O,OOO,

2,l70 prizes, amounting to..".,,..,,.,,s shi5ON
gX~ For Club Rates or any further iUlurml-
tiun apply to the undersigned Your hand
writing must be distinct ANA N.gHo'yf pam.
More rapid return mail delivery VIII be- U.s..
sured by you enclosing 0u Envelope bearing
your full address,
send Postal Notes. Express Money Orders or
New YORK Exchange IN ordinary letter. cur.
ronCy by express lat our c&peusel addressed
NJ. A, DAUPHIN,
ow Orleans, La,
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Upon The Mountains Brow.
DEER PARK AND OAKLAND.
TWIN nEsoRTs OF THE ALLEGHANIEs
3.OOo Feet above the sea.
SEASON OPENS JUNE ESD, 1887.

Deer Park and Oakland, but six miles dis
tant from each other, are connected by su-
perb carriage road Both are located directly
upOn the main line of the Baltimore and Ohio
X. r. and all trains stop at both points.
Under the capable management Of Mr.. Geo
d. DeShields, these famous resorts Will main.
tain the high standard of previous seasons.
Among the improvements that VIII be
noted by former guests are tho Introduction
of electric lights into house and grounds; large
swimming baths added to the bathing estab-
and Improved water supply drawn from the
celebrated Boiling Springs.
RATES sG0 $50 and 500 per month, accord
ing to location. Diagrams OF rooms and floors
can be seen at the D. and o. ticket office 1881
Pa ave, Washington, D. G.
All communications should be addressed to
Geo. d. Deshields. Queen City Hotel, Cum
berland, Md, up to June 10, after that date
nlthpr nnpr park or Oakland GnrrnII Co Nd
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NAME. o. 9 45 NAME. o. . Is
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W ilIlan Brodt.

Proprietor Of the best II not the only, real
mauufactory Of lino silk hate In Washing
ton, ia located ut No 4l9 Eleventh street
northwest, Mr.. Brodt isa native of Ger
many, where he learned the halter business
in carly youth; came to the United States in
lstD; located IN New York for eight years;
altIwerd connected himself with Stine-
metz, in the same business in this city; a
few years later formed the present estab-
llelment, where he keeps constantly on
hmd, Wd mpk,s TO order, the finest silk
and cashmere hate, stiiT aud soft Also
dtal6 hugely IN all Varieties OF straw hats,
EMPLOY iug tho most skilled l,bor Repair
ing and cleaniUg old goods promptly exc.
cut,d. Articles called for aud delivered in
any part Of the city.
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heavy fall, then dead silence. I was
at the door in moment, and the rest followed
knew, before I could see, that / should find
him there before the mirror. The only light
was from the studio door, and from the moon
light struggling through the cobwcbbed window
He lay on his face, with his arms outstretched
l turned him over, and lifted up his handsome
head. His teeth were clenched, his eyes wide
open; the face was full of despair and horror,
but even as we looked 1t settled into the calm
repose of death. He was dead. DR.. Laurent
kneeled down beside him and barred his
arm. Not drop of blood followed the lancet,
but, as l still held him, my heart gave great
leap at the sight OF broad golden band below
the shoulder. I hastily pulled down the sleeve.
had no need to decipher the fantastic blood
red letters on it. A flood of light illumined the
past months. No wonder, no no wonder!
secret in his life. anguish
against which he might we'll wound
himself to death. DR.. Laurent said it was dis
ease of the heart; but Giovanni whispered in my
ear, "Giacomo, it is Beatrice's mirror" and he
crossed himself furtvely. After all the neces-
sary formalites were ended we followed him to
his lonely grave. There were no papers, no
slightest indication which could give clue to
who what he was. So we left him there, a
greater mystery than ever There one per-
son who stood with US beside the grave, woman
tall and withered, with great bright eyes, set in
a brown Italian face; she said nothing, she never
took her eyes off the coffin, but as they lowered
it she knelt down and stretched out her with
cred hands, and muttered something rapidly.
Giovanni, who stood by me. said amen He
thought it was a blessing, but |, VINO saw In her
the old woman at the opera bail, knew too well
that it was curse
And you have here that very mirror, which
once belonged to Beatrice, and to the poor little
white domino, whom George loved and killed"
1.-THE end
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Henry Says the Bonnets Are Pretty.


Beechers Letter.
And to birds plumage on female cos
tune and high hats, that are just now in grow
ing fashion, all of which am exhorted to con.
denim. / am like Balaam of old-caled to
curse but compelled to bless. For it cannot
be denied that BIRDS plumaee as a mere matter
of decoration is exceedingly beautiful. The
only objection, and it is a grave one, is that it
WILL if pursued long. exterminate the birds of
exquisite plumage. There is grevous danger
in this 1t will be robbing nature to make wo-
men yet more attractive, though already enough
beautiful. But should the taste persist it must
lead to the artificial breeding of birds to ar
,ifcial construction of plumage. 1t is one
ISOLATION that our best singing birds are not
those which wear the finest colors.
Like George Washington, cannot tell lie.
The unicorn bonnets at present in vogue are
very comely in my eyes; a world finer than the
scrimpy patches on women's heads shat were of
and were positively homely. The pres
emit style gives elevation to the head and a kind
of dignity. l cannot be- bribed to decry them.
The one valid objection to them is tina. in
churches, theaters or assemblies they intercept
the view. Why not lay them aside for the
hour, women do shawls, pelisses and cloaks,
and as men do hats? 1t would seem a great
pity that should lose the usual objects of
going to church merely for the sake Of hearing
the sermon!
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The NIockery of Flowers.

Strew poppy buds about my quiet head
And panses mine eyes,
And rose leaves on the lips that were 50 red
Before they blanched with signs.
Let gillyfowers breathe their spicy breath
Under my tired feet,
But do not mock the heart that starved to death
With aught of fresh or sweet.
"A. Mary r. Robinson
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A worthless Compliment.

Kingston Freeman.
A man in Middletown told his wife he ssloyed :
her better than his own SOUL The man has moi
been to church in five years. and the wife doed
not know how to take the compliment
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Gibbon Greatly Condensed.

Philadelphia Call
1t has been discovered that the ancient Romans
had lead pipe If they had pipe then they had
plumbers, and that accounts for their decline
and fall
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gram, forget what-so we were only twelve as
George was late He came at last answering
our uproarous greeting Joyously, and took his
seat by me. / saw with some regret that he
had already been drinking, though he only be-
trayed it by certain restlessness OF manner,
and deeper flush than usual on his face. We
were very gay, and George outshone himself; he
was full of almost boyish iollity. which grew
holder and more boisterous as the night drew on.
Il was late when kolHe cried out, 'Hola,
George, tn lie troiziene; quel malheur.'
George only laughed, pcs the conversation
drifted gradually into ghostly channel Our
party represented several nationalites, and each
one brought his characteristic contribution until
a young Italian with pale, delicate face like
an old carving in ivory, who sat opposite to
George, began to speak of the idea, that every
face which looked into a mirror left its indelible
impress there until there came to be confused
mass of outlines invisible to unenlightened eyes,
but which under certain favorable circumstances
shadowy dstinctness, one after the other.
SAT midnight, on the eve OF All Souls.
suppose said George, caily, zone might dis
cover who had looked oftenest in her glass"
"'No,' interrupted the Italian, the same face
falls always into it's own outline; there would be
only one for each person who had looked into the
mirror
"'But, amico what will you do with all the
varied expressions of which the human face is
capableP
"There is one expression which belongs es-
| sentially to the individual; all others but
changes of that one. The underlying character
the true hidden soul, would be in the impression
| on the mirror
"George shook his head. There is no reason
| in that; one might never look honestly into the
| mirror, and the prevalent expression might be of
| a simpering vanity which was only superficial
"'It is impossible; at some one time the soul
would look through the eyes, and be caught for
ever
| "'why should that ber said George rs not
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A MOTHERS TERRIBLE CRIME.
She Attempts to Murder Her Six Children
and to Take Her Own Life.

AsHTABULA, O.. Feb. 3-The house of VIM.
Morrison, of this city, was the scene of fearful
drama last night The family consists of Mr..
and Mrs. Morrison and six children. ranging in
years from three months to twelve years. Dur
ing the absence of the father the mother pre-
pared bowl Of Paris green and water, which
she attempted to force the children to drink.
She succeeded only with one, little girl of six
years. The mother then threatened to cut her
own throat, but was deferred by eight-year-
Did son. who suggested hanging as easier
mode of dying. A rope was obtained. the little
boy went aloft in unfinished portion of the
house and tied the rope to joist The mother
then secured a barrel, got upon it, placed her
head through the moose, kicked over the barrel
and swung Off With great presence of mind,
the son hurried aloft cut the rope and saved his
dying mother. At last accounts the little girl is
hanging to life by thread, and the mother is
too much prostrated to realize her nearness to
eternity or the fearful crime she contemplated.
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Arrest Of an Expert Pickpocket.

CHICAGO. Feb. 3-A special to the Times
from New Orleans says The police have sue
ceeded in getting pickpocket for whom they
have been looking for years. During the past
four years over one hundred complaints have
been lodged with the police of pockets being
picked at funerals, and it is probable that these
represent only few of the victims. At a funer-
al on Custom-hous street. yesterday, woman,
dressed in handsome mourning, and apparently
very old and feeble, was in attendance, weeping
piteously over her deceased friend, and speaking
in the most feeling terms of the poor lady. The
deceased. by the by. was man. The mistake
aroused the suspicious of the family, and the
old lady was watched, and not n vain. AS she
pushed her way into the crowd around the coffin,
she vas seen to dcftly and cleverly slip pocket
book out of the pocket of one of the mourners
A policeman was called and the woman arrested
She proved TO be Margaret A. Murphy, who has
been living for years in comfortable and respect
able circumstances on the profits of her pocket
picking without arousing the slightest suspicion
She confined her operations entirely to funerals.